The Senate Judiciary Committee probed officials from the DOJ, NSA, FBI, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence about the FISA surveillance programs. Sen. Cornyn believes that the process of getting a warrant to search Americans’ phone records needs to be reformed. “There are some things we need to do to improve it to protect the privacy of the American people and make sure the Fourth Amendment is protected,” said Cornyn. …

“Part of the long-term strategy of this administration is to try to turn Texas blue,” Republican Sen. John Cornyn told Fox News. “And so they are engaging in this kind of bogus political activity to try to raise concerns with regard to things like minority voting that simply aren’t supported by the evidence. I think this is to create a false impression that somehow minority rights are not being protected, which they are.”
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Texas on the Potomac is pleased to introduce you to our new weekly feature, Driving the Debate. Each week, we will look at a widely used #hashtag and examine which people, media outlets or pundits are …

Despite being up in arms over the revelations that the Internal Revenue Service unfairly scrutinized Tea Party organizations, Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn join many Republicans in saying it’s …

A new Department of Justice policy would require firearms dealers to report customers’ names and gun purchases for certain weapons. But Gov. Rick Perry thinks the rule is excessive and constitutionally questionable. …